Lose some weight, then we'll talk about adoption...

[Volpone]

Huh. I didn't think they had it in them. England refuses to let a couple adopt because the husband is a fat bastard:

Couple Denied Adoption Because Hubby is 'Too Fat'
Monday, January 12, 2009

A married couple has spoken of its shock after being turned down to adopt on the grounds that one of them is too fat.

Damien and Charlotte Hall approached Leeds City Council in West Yorkshire, England, about adoption after discovering that they were unable to have children of their own.

They were told that Hall’s size, at 6-foot-1, 343 pounds, made him morbidly obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 42.

In a letter, the council told the couple his BMI must be below 40 before the couple could be considered as potential parents because of a risk he could become ill or even die.

“I am writing to confirm that we are unable to progress an application from you at this time. This is due to the concerns that the medical advisers have expressed regarding Mr. Hall’s weight,” the council wrote.

The couple, who have been married for 11 years, said they felt the ruling was harsh.

“The bottom line is I’m too fat. I just feel as though we were only judged on my weight and not all the other good things about us," said Hall, 37, who works in a call center.

“We don’t drink or smoke and we could give a child a happy and safe home.”...

Yeah. Until the day you run out of Twinkies and start staring at the little bugger like a giant, walking Twinkie.

 

[Tisiphone]

It's a nanny state!

 

[Conchaga]

Good. If you're fat and lazy, how can you expect to take care of a child?

 

[CaptainWacky]

He should write thousands of letters of complaint and, ironically, lose all the required weight while doing so.

 

[Conchaga]

He'd probably lose all that weight if he couriered all of those letters by foot, himself.

 

[Caedus]

I can definitely see a "No adoption if you don't live a green lifestyle" rule for Britnannya sometime in the near future.

"How can you be expected to care for a child if you don't care for the planet?"

 

[Love Child]

Hopefully there isn't a "fat" child for them to adopt then.

 

[Hambil]

They need to pass a law that people with BMI over 40 can't have children naturally either then.

 

[Hambil]

What's your vice? You smoke? You own a gun? You worship the wrong god? NO CHILDREN FOR YOU!

Fucking political threads that make me angry and harsh my MF buzz... what the hell??

 

[whisky]

Of course just the act of having a kid makes you fat anyway, so its a no win scenario.

 

[Gagh]

Sod the kids. Buy more Lego instead.

 

[whisky]

Lego costs you nearly as much as having a kid, and the edges are sharper

 

[Gagh]

But Lego doesn't spew, shit, bawl, spew, shit, bawl, spew, bawl & shit.

 

[CaptainWacky]

They need to pass a law that people with BMI over 40 can't have children naturally either then.

If they can't find their dick under rolls of fat they're unlikely to.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Funny. I saw their picture on the BBC News website's main page today with the headline about them not being allowed to adopt, but I didn't read what the reason was. I just looked at the pic and thought "good, that guy looks too fat anyway".

Common sense has prevailed for once in this country.

 

[CaptainWacky]

I don't think gay people should be allowed to adopt unless the baby is gay too.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

I hate you and everything you stand for. ESPECIALLY what you stand for!! AND I HATE YOU TOO!!